CHICAGO – A new MRI of David Phelps sore right arm revealed another strain in the area that connects his forearm and his elbow. This is a new injury, manager Joe Girardi said, not the same forearm strain that shunted him to the disabled list on July 5.

Phelps experienced soreness before a rehab start with Double-A Trenton last weekend. The team elected to shut him down for two weeks. Girardi termed the injury a “little strain,” but any injury near a pitcher’s elbow is troubling.

“It’s strange is what it is to me,” Girardi said before Tuesday’s game against the White Sox. I’m not sure why he would have it in a different place, because he said he felt pretty good when he came back. That’s hard for me to figure out. It’s concerning, though.”

Phelps is 6-5 with a 5.01 ERA. He would likely be a reliever when he returned to the team -- whenever that may be.

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Michael Pineda will be shut down for seven to 10 days due to soreness in his right shoulder, Girardi said. Pineda passed a battery of tests searching for structural damage in the surgically-repaired joint. But the team still elected to grant him rest.